General Information
A versatile citric acid ester
Pharmacologically safe for use in popular products serving the medical, pharmaceutical, food, and other contact-based sectors
In pharmaceutical applications, it contributes as a plasticiser to the performance of enteric-coated tablets
Besides good plasticising, it also provides excellent lightfastness for personal care applications like nail lacquer
Applications
| Personal & Health care: | Industrial Applications, Cleaners & Detergents |
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Properties
1) Assay (GC) | 99.0 % min. |
2) Acidity (as Citric Acid ) | 0.02 % max. |
3) Colour (APHA) | 50 max. |
4) Water Content (w/w) | 0.30 % max. |
5) Specific Gravity @25 oC | 1.135 – 1.139 |
6) Refractive Index @25 oC | 1.432 – 1.441 |
7) Molecular Weight | 318.3 |
8) Flash Point oC | 190 |
9) Pour Point oC | -42 |
10) Viscosity (25 oC) mPa.s | 54 |
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Acetyl Triethyl Citrate (ATEC) Technical Datasheet